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High CourtHigh Court of Delhi

X v. Sahitya Akademi (2025): Retaliatory termination of a POSH complainant is void

The Delhi High Court held that discharging a probationer while her sexual harassment complaint was pending — in defiance of a no-adverse-action direction — was retaliatory, mala fide and void. It ordered reinstatement with full back wages, and ruled that the Akademi's Secretary is the 'employer' under section 2(g) of the POSH Act, so the Local Committee had jurisdiction.

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